Braskem S.A. (BAK) vs Gulf Resources, Inc. (GURE)

Braskem S.A. and Gulf Resources, Inc. are both Chemicals companies. Braskem S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $182.9M against $5.5M — 33.1× the size. Gulf Resources, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 120.8% against −0.87%. Braskem S.A. has the higher net margin (−6.76% vs −134.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −3.39%). Across the 18 metrics below, Braskem S.A. leads on 12 and Gulf Resources, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric BAK GURE Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m 12.81
P/S 0.03 0.18 0.30
P/B n/m 0.05 1.10
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 10.05
EV/EBITDA 5.27 0.12 8.77
EV/Sales 0.03 0.05 0.75
Earnings yield (227.10%) (1,008.52%) (7.34%)
Free cash flow yield (142.06%) (102.56%) 5.30%

Profitability

Metric BAK GURE Chemicals median
Gross margin 1.49% (2.70%) 12.29%
Operating margin (2.42%) (19.30%) 0.62%
Net margin (6.76%) (134.15%) (2.20%)
Free cash flow margin (4.58%) (15.78%) 3.29%
Return on equity 314.45% (32.37%) (2.82%)
Return on assets (5.71%) (27.50%) (1.47%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% (3.39%) 0.01%

Growth

Metric BAK GURE Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.87%) 120.75% 3.88%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 15.75% 39.98% (39.53%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.20% (2.06%) 2.41%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BAK GURE Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.05 0.59
Current ratio 0.77 2.65 1.76
Net debt to EBITDA 19.18 0.88 3.49

Dividend

Metric BAK GURE Chemicals median
Dividend yield — — 4.16%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric BAK GURE Chemicals median
Market cap 182.88m 5.53m 761.67m

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